Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1927, Page 4

4 * IND CASHIER DEAD ~ INVAULT OF BANK North Dakota Officers Believe Robbers Killed Man and Fled With Funds. By the Associated Press VERONA, N. D.. March it is beMeved cashier of the Farmers and Mer. chants’ State Bank here Monday night and fled with virtually all the money in its vault Beaten to death with some heavy instrument, e body of H. C. Bjone, the cashier, was found shortly before noon vester locked in the vault, with every indication that he had re- sisted the attack County authorities believe Bjone was attacked in the bank while work ing late, and was killed when he re- fused to comply with a demand for surrender of the bank's funds. The amount lost was not stated. After killing him, the assailants ap- parently secured themselves against interruption from the front of the building by nailing the front door shut. In their flight they left the back door open. When Bjane, who is unmarried, failed to return in the night to the hotel where he lived, the hotel manager remarked on his absence, and inves tigation led to the bank, where the vault combination so badly jammed it would not work. Believing the cashier had been locked inside and might still be alive, citizens started tearing away the brick wall at the back of the vauit, but before they had dug through the + combination was pried off and the door opened. G. C. Bjone is president and Hans Bjone vice president of the bank, which is capitalized at $35,000 and has deposits of $125,000. SAYS MEN ARE BANDITS. watchman at 2.—Bank robbers, killed the William T. Mason, Thompson's Dalry 2012 Eleventh street, who was shot while trying to protect the manager of Thompson's Junchroom, 1107 V street, the morning of January 24, when two colored bandits appeared there, today identi- fied Walter Gayden and Joseph Thomas, colored, as the bandits. Mason, his shoulder severely wounded and still in a serious condi- tion at Sibley Hospital, pointed to Gayden as the one who fired the shot, and the latter is said to have ad- mitted the identification was correct. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Cloudy today; By the wociated Press SILVERTON, Colo., March Nestled in the San Juan Mountains, in the southwestern area of the conti- nental divide, this little city of 1,200 looked on complacently as March swept in vesterday, adding snow fall inch on inch to that already blanketing | the ground. With more than three feet of snow on the level and drifts sixty or more | feet deep in places, Sfiverton has been {cut off for two weeks from its single | railroad--the Denver and Rio Grande Western. Since last November 16 snow has blocked traffic over the main highway south to Durango. Silverton and San Juan County arctic spot of the Rocky mou region, expect to dig out of the heavi- {est snow storm In years by March 16. | Silverton hopes to be in direct touch with the outside world by that time. 2 | butabie THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, Colorado Town, Under 60-Foot Drifts, Expects to Dig Way Out by March 15 Mail and foodstuffs are being brought in on tohoggans from a point several miles dsitant. The blizzard Monday night 1ted movement of a large food supply, but work of haul- Ing it hegan again yesterday. Little by little entrances for trans- portation are being effected. Snow is being cleared from the end of the Du- rango-Silverton highway. Despite nat- ural handicaps, however, the reigon is not lacking food. Iven milk is arriv- ing only a day late. RBecause of the difficulties involved, only necessitles are being moved promptly. Despite the long Winter siege only two deaths have heen directly n(lrlv' to the weather. Two men were caught in a snow slide ten days ago and died. Telephone communication, inter- rupted several times in the last few weeks, is again normal, | SOUTH IS SWEPT BY HEAVY SNOWS; STORM OFF COAST (Continued from First Page.) continued downfall. Many stores did not open, as operating forces could not get to work and few teachers and pu- pils were able to get to school. Raleigh had the worst snowstorm since April 4, 1915, when a high wind and a 15-nch fall of snow and sleet leveled telegraph, telephone and power lines for 20 miles around. The snow was 24 inches deep in the streets at 9 o'clock this morning, although the Weather Bureau officially reported only 14 inches had fallen. A heavy fall was continuing, with a 30-mile gale blowing. Schools Are Closed. Greensboro had 18 inches this morn- ing and still falling; Salisbury ported 20 inches, with es of au tomobiles stranded and city schools closed. Hickory reported 12 inches and Gas- tonia 10. The snow began falling Monday night in some sections of the State and continued most of yvesterday, in- creasing in volume last night. Thirteen inches of snow fell in Charlotte. It was still falling this morning. Thousands walked to work, with street cars unable to keep sched- ules and automobiles stalled in some places in the middle of the street. Most of the schools were closed and stores opened late. The Weather Bureau reports that the snowfall here was the second heawiest on record. FRUIT BELIEVED SAFE. Georgia Orchards, in Full Bloom, Are Blanketed by Snow. ATLANTA, Ga., March 2 (P).— Despite that peach, plum and aprl- in South Carolina and under a blanket of snow, damage is tomorrow fair, continued cold; lowest temperature about 22 degrees. Maryland—Cloudy tonight, preceded by snow in southeast portion this afternoon; tomorrow fair, continued cold. Virginia—Fair tonight and tomor- row, preceded by snow in the east part this afternoon; colder tonight: rising temperature tomorrow. West Virginia—Fair tonight and tomorrow, slightly colder in north portion tonight; slowly rising to- morrow. Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 35; 8 p.m., 3 12 midnight, 31; & am., 27; 8 am., 26| noon, 31. Barometer—4 p.m., 30.26: 8 pm.. 30.22; 12 midnight, 30.14: 4 a.m., 30.00; 8 a.m., 29.98; noon, 29.98. Highest temperature, at_3:30° p.m. yesterday Lowest temperature, 26, occurred at 7:30 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 45; lowest, 25. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 1:09 a.m. and 1:18 p.m.: high tide, 6:46 a.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 1 m. 2:12 p.m.; high tide, 7:40 a.m. and 8:06 p.m. , occurred The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 6:41 a.m. 6:01 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 6:39 a.m.; sun sets 6:02 p.m. Moon rises 6:13 a.m.; sets 4:33 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.—Tem- perature, 35; condition, very muddy. ‘Weather in Various Citles. un sets Clear Cloudy . Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy - Ptclondy «. Clear : Clear Snow y Atlanta Atlantic City more . 29, < 130 sscsgl [0 an ERETLISESEERE oudy Cloudy : Cloudy Snow o t.cloudy Cloudy I Ciear RS P P Yndiasiavgite a Ju'k.&nprfil: 32 91 Loulsville Mia | SZIRESERESLE! (R ot A2 ain loudy FOREIGN. (8 am. Greenwich time. today Stations, one England ance Austria en. Der ) Temperature. Weather 242" Clear Raining Raining Cloudy Cloudy Part cloudy Part cloudy Cloudy entia. Copenhagen I orta (Fayal) Hamilton, Bermu Azores . s Havana, ‘Cuba Colon. Canal Zone ARGENTINA. ¥or the week ending March 1 ~Tem| ui 1927, and north Corn n wheat ares BEACON INN Calvert 8t Bet. nd 19th N.W ogr BFa Fool! ‘ERE i Becalls s Oyr STICY PeiSe WIS Wednesday s DANDRUFF 110 inches of snow, while clouds con- ! temperatures were recorded from the regarded as negligible. Frult trees are in good growth throughout the sectfon, and the opin- ion has been expressed by growers that only a sustained cold spell would result in a notable loss. Heaviest in 25 Years. SPARTANBURG, S. C., March 2 (#).—Ten inches of snow covered the | ground today, the heaviest fall in 25 years. The storm started yesterday morning and continued throughout the night. SNOW BLANKETS SOUTHWEST. Central States Are Threatened—10- inch Fall in Kansas. KANSAS CITY, March 2 (®).— Mountain and Southwestern States today were covered with from 2 to tinued to threaten the Middle West. The cold wave which followed snow and rath yesterday in the Southwest today centered in Texas, where low Pan Handle to the Gulf. Southeast- ern Kansas held the record, with 10 inches of snow, while Springfield, Mo., reported eight inches. Generally fair weather with rising temperatures was forecast for the Southwest today, where farmers wel- comed the snow as an aid to Winter wheat and other crops. ROOFS FALL UNDER SNOW. SALISBURY, N. C., March 2 (@), —Roofs of two buildings collapsed here today under the weight of the heavy snow that fell here yesterday and last night. The roof of the Car- olina Produce & Egg Company in Sal- isbury and the Rowan Motor Com- pany Garage in Spencer, a suburb, fell in. There were no casualties. The Salisbury High School basket ball team, which play in Statesville last night was stranded at Cleveland, N. C. PHARMACY BILL PASSED. House Approves Senate Measure Regulating Practice of Profession. The House today completed legisla- tive action on the bill to regulate the practice of pharmacy in the District of Columbia by approving the Senate bill. The House also passed the Senate bill authorizing extension of a pipe line under a public alley to carry steam from the Willard Hotel to Child’s Restaurant. The House had previous- ly passed an identical House bill, but the action today Was necessary to have concurrent agreement upon the one engrossed bill. . GIBSON INQUIRY TO BE CONTINUED BY COMMISSIONERS (Continued from Firat Page.) not only between the three Commissioners, but also be- tween the District government and the Federal agencies in the city which may share a co-operative enterprise with the local government. If the general supply committee can save the District money by the purchase of supplies in a big pool, he stated, he thought that use of this agency was only good business sense. But he, too, expressed himself as determined to see that ultimate authority in executive matters of the District gov ernment was not taken from the Commissioners as long as the organic act remained in force. Many Benefits Assured. There is mno disposition at the District Building, Col. Bell pointed out, to look with other than friendly eves upon the Federal agencies co- operating with the District govern- ment. As far as the Gibson subcom- mittee is concerned, he pointed out, it is part of the District government, since it is part of Congress, the legis- lative arm of the District government. The Commissioners are wholeheartedly in accord with the operations of the Gibson subcoramittee, Col. Bell said. They feel that much good has already been accomplished from the activities of that committee thus far, and are assured that many benefits will be derived from a follow-up of the projects initiated by that subcom- mittee. Commissioner Taliaferro was em- phatic in his statement that he could foresee no reason for fear or appre- hension that there will be any en- croachment on the Commissioner's authority by the Federal executive agencies. He said that he wanted to see the harmony existent continue for the best interest of the people of Washington and for the general welfare. | Traffic Lights Checked. Investigators of the Bureau of Ef- ficlency, at work in checking up on the receipts and installation of equip- ment for Washington's signal lights, were well along with their check-up on these items today. They are mal.- ing a physical check-up of lights in- stalled on the streets and equipment in the store houses at the request of the Gibson subcommittee. It was ex- pected that the check-up wouli be finished late today or tomorrow. This “team work, mittee hearings, which (n the lasl two weeks had produced disclorures from Col. I. C. Moller, resuiting in his suspension for irregularities in the office of traffic engineer. Traffic Director M. O, Eldridge, who requested that Engineer Commis- sioner Bell assign some one in the engineering or electrical department of the city government to look over the papers containing the specifica- tions and bids from competitors for the contract to provide the next big batch of more than 600 traffic signal lights for Washington and to ascer- tain the fitness of the specifications and if they are proper, then to desig- nate the successful bidder under the proposgls, and met with refusal, to- day stated that the bids were still on his desk. The matter of awarding the contract had not progressed, he said. He added that he had decided to obtain expert advice to determine that the specifications issued by the District for the traffic lights were so drawn as not to exclude any legiti- mate bidder and to ascertain, this being s0, which bidder should receive the contract. But he had not de. cided where to obtain this advice, he sald. The matter for the time being is in status quo. . Despite that only nine-tenths as many miners are employed in Great Britain as beore the strike, the coal production is equal to that before work was interrupted. PRIZE your eyesight above all things FIR LUMBER Complete Stock 19 Ao/ MAIN OFFICE 6™ C.ShSW CAMP MEIGS This great bank THE FEDERAL-AMERICAN Is a Member of the American Bankers’ Association T, Special Prices —on TINNING —HEATING & — PLUMBING —during the month of March to keep our expert mechanics fully employed. ¢ A good time to have scason- able repairs made to your ad- vantage. Maurice J. Colbert Heating—Plumbing—Tinning 621 ' Street Miote flon guard against eye troubles by an occasional examination by our expert optometrist. off.aahinalne. Ebonite cannot pack nor deteriorate; it lasts longer than anything ever devised for the same purpose. Just say “EBONITE” Be Sure You Get It. 20 Cents a Shot ONE_F1 NG WITH EBON'TE Wi T 2,500 "_:'TF From ti Checkerboare only, and in five-pound At All Good Dealers’ vump cuns, was the final step at the Gibson com- | B! e “JERRY TARBOT” HEARS SENATE GONFIRMS TARIFF NOMINEES Appointment of Myers to Federal Trade Body Also Approved. The Senate yesterday confirmed the nominations of Edgar . Brossard of Utah, Sherman J. Lowell, of New York, and Lincoln Dixon, of Indiana, to be members of the Tariff Commis- sion, and later in the day confirmed the nomination of Abram F. Myers to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Myers was confirmed with seven dissenting votes, opposition having been led by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, who charged that Myers, while an assistant attorney general, had influenced the Government's dis- missal of complaints against the Alum fnum Co. of America and the Con tinental Baking Co. and other bakeries. In testimony before the interstate commerce committee Myers denied that he responsible for the dismis- sals, as he was called upon only to interpret the law. Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, as chairman of a special investigating committee, had sought to prove that some of the tariff commissioner nom- inee were biased. Theinvestigation par- ticularly was aimed at Brossard, who was charged with being influenced by the sugar beet industry. When or 21 votes were mustered against Bre sard, confirmation of the other two went through without opposition. Sues for $5,000 Damages. Dorothy G. Cramer today filed suit in the District Supreme Court to re- cover $5,000 damages from James BIg- gers, who is said to be the owner of an automobile, which collided with her August 30 last, near Columbia road and Irving street. Attorney Godfrey L. Munter appears for the plaintiff. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and_Sailings from New York. Hellig Olay—Copenhag: Antonia—Southampton Zacapa—Puerto Castilla. . 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The “Old Ho HIMSELF DESCRIBED AS DODGER OF DRAFT (Continued from First Page.) Sharon, Pa. In 1916 also he was em- ployed by the Goodyear Tire & Rub- ber Co. at Akron, Ohio.” Born in New York. The department's investigation of numerous people diaclosed, Burruss said, that Tarbot was born in New York City, the son of a French clothes merchant and an Irish mother. He contemplated studying for th priesthood, said the witness, and w known in his community as “French; Numerous people in Sharon, he continued, had identified photographs of Tarbot as ‘‘Howard Noble.” Chairman Johnson introduced as the first witness Mrs. Flora Dove Lange of Detroit, who said she married Tar- bot on December 22, 1917, in Toledo, and that he gave his name as Howard Francis Noble. She divorced him in February, 1918, because she “‘couldn’t stand him,” she said. She first met Tarbot in Detroit, she said, at a rooming house he conducted. After they were married, she con- tinued, she was convinced they would not be happy, and they separated and she never saw Tarbot until today. ow Has Fourth Husband. Mrs. Lange said she had been mar» ried once before she married Tarbot and twice after she divorced him and now s living with her fourth hus-j band. Mrs. Lange testified she is 42 years of age and has no children. She said Tarbot spoke very little of his family during their association and that she did not believe she had any friends who could identify him as her hus- band. Tarbot was a foundry me- chanic when they were married, she said. As the witness testified, Tarbot glared at her from the opposite side of the table and now and then turned to friends and laughed. Mrs. Sue Kahl Seiple of Erie, Pa., testified she knew Tarbot in 1916, in Sharon, Pa., as Howard Noble. She said she saw him many times in her occupation as a theater cashier. When she spoke of Tarbot, she re- ferred to him as “Noble.” The wit- ness said he was “good hearted, gen- erous and a gentleman, but high tem- pered.” Tarbot told her, she said, that his father was an olive oil and wine importer at New York City. When Mrs, Seiple took the stand Tarbot turned to Representative Car- ter, Republican, California, and asked, “Good Lord, is she my wife too?” Score of Allases Alleged. Burruss had not completed his story when the committee adjourned until tonight. Johnson declared that when the case was complete the evi- dence would show that Tarbot had had more than a score of aliases. At one point, he said, the trail would lead to San Francisco. Mrs. Lange told her story calmly and remained unruffied under some | wag co 1927. Johnson without previous warning and most of the other members had no inkling of what was to occur. He said his purpose was to “blow up the Tar- boft fraud,” although, he said, he wowld not have done it were he not forceyl to do so because of the atti- tude of the other members. “Thet committee members,” he said, “‘were going to force me to call a meeting' to report a bill to put Tar- bot on the Government payrofl for the rest of his life, he continued. ““The time has come, it seems to me. to put a stap to this case. The Gov- ernment has its duty toward honest former serviae men, and that will keep it busy. I want it to be made plain that as lang as I am chairman of the Veterans' committee, no frauds need think they can get money out of the Treasury on spurious claims.” Tarbot Here for Month. Tarbot has been staying at the Y. M. C. A. here since February 5. pend- inz final disposition of the relief bill introduced in his behalf by Repre sentative Carter of California. Mr. Carter first became interested in the case when his attention was called to it by the American Legion in California. He introduced a blll some time ago to re-establish Tarbot's military record overseas with the Ma- rine Corps to extend to him the bene- fits of the Veterans' Bureau act. The Californian has been defending Tarbot all along and had the veteran come here pending hearings on the bill before the veterans committee. Mr. Carter had investigated Tarbot's record through the Marine Corps, es tablishing that he had served over. saae. Consequently it was said he vinced of the legality of the vetexan’s claim. MAY HAVE DIED IN STORM. Portrait Cohipany Agents Missing in Montana Since February 14. ELKO, Nev., March 2 (#).—George Emerson, 24, ot Boston and Jack Crawford, 31, of Butte, representa- tives of a Chicago porjrait company, have been missing since February 14, when they left here in & small auto- mobile for Jarbidge and northern Elko County. 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Main 5280 NECESSITY FOR ACTION ON UTILITIES NOMINEES | URGED BY PRESIDENT (Continued from First Page) two Republican course would be if the nominations are not confirmed. The feeling among friends of the President is that in the event the nominations are left to die in the leglslative and that the| nominations are not adversely acted upon, the President, in all probability, will offer the three men in question recess appointments. However, the President has not le known his intentions in_this matter and what his course will be in the event of his appointments not being confirmed is more or less speculative, Senators Jones and Sackett were represented as having expressed a willingness to bring about the con firmation of these appointments, but it was learned from an authoritative source that they did not appear op timistic as to prospects. At least the President is represented as not having received any great amount of assur- ance from them that these nomina- tions will receive action between now and the close of Congress. MEXICO GIVES LICENSES T0 PROTESTANT PASTORS Foreign Clergymen May Conduct Services for Six Years—Must Train Native Buccessors. By the Associated P MEXICO CITY, March 2.—Permis- sion has been granted by the depart- ment of interior to several foreign Protestant ministers to conduct reli glous services for six years. During this period the clergymen have agrecd to instruct native-born Mexicans, who will succeed them. (Mexico's religious laws forbidding foreign-born clergymen officiating in Mexican churches and requiring native-born clergymen to register with the authorities have been in effect since last August. The Mexican Cathollc episcopate, as a protest against the laws, ordered all priests to cease religious services in the churches.) 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